VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The U.S. department store will begin installing VR stations in 90 stores to sell furniture to customers. This would be the largest VR roll-out in the history of retail. When Macy’s first opened their doors to the public in 1858 on the corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue in New York City, no one would have guessed that the small dry goods store would evolve into one of the largest and most innovative retailers in the world.

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Next Reality AR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

A sizzle reel just released by augmented reality cloud company 6D.ai shows off what kind of hyper-realistic AR experiences developers can build with its SDK. For its forthcoming game Dragon Duel, developer Happy Giant created an AR dragon that can climb real world objects and run behind them to fetch virtual objects. From Miletwo comes Li'l Dirt Bikers, a team of miniature virtual racers that can ride over actual obstacles.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! In these 2 days (October, 19-20th), in Nanchang, China, it is held the first edition of the World Conference on VR Industry (WCVRI) , a very important event to talk about virtual and augmented reality.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

In my years covering VR, I’ve seen several attempts at public speaking simulators, but Ovation, a new app released this week supporting the Rift and Vive, is by far the most comprehensive. It offers up not just an immersive public speaking simulator, but also a backend suite of tools designed for post-speech analysis and feedback. Available starting this week, Ovation is the most mature take on a VR public speaking simulator that I’ve seen to date.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Next Reality AR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

By now, you've probably already seen Andy Serkis and his performance capture demo for Magic Leap. And sure, marrying motion capture acting and augmented reality sounds compelling, but how does it really work as an experience? A few days ago, I had a chance to find out, thanks to The Imaginarium Studio's set-up in Los Angeles during the L.E.A.P. conference.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Apollo 11 VR (2016) is an educational experience that takes you on a breathtaking trip to the Moon, virtually recreating the July 24, 1969 mission that has inspired so many. The creators Immersive VR Education are taking Apollo 11 VR’s commitment to realism one step further though with their newly remastered version, dubbed Apollo 11 VR HD, which is now set to launch on Steam November 7th for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets.

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Voices of VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The Spatial Reality: Artists Explore the Future of XR show is running from October 12 to 28 at the Ayzenberg sp[a]ce gallery in Pasenda, CA.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Starting today, the North American PlayStation Store is seeing some discounts on horror games, and while the majority are predictably non-VR titles, there’s a handful of spooky PSVR games out there that are seeing some love too, hovering around 20-30% off the sticker price. PS Plus members are looking to save around 10% more on the sale. Without further ado, here’s every PSVR-supported title in this year’s ‘Sale of the Dead’: Title.

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Boost VC

OCTOBER 19, 2018

#buidl. But don’t build to build. Build something people NEED. At Boost VC we have invested in over 75 crypto related projects dating back to 2012. The ecosystem is taking off but there are still many missing pieces to the puzzle. Here is what we are looking to invest in next: What is the Consensys of other blockchains/dapps? Studio builder model for quick iterations on bringing crypto mainstream.

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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Rogue Sun is a studio founded by ex-Lionhead Studios developers, and they’ve recently announced that their first game, a VR puzzle game dubbed Tin Hearts, is landing on Steam next month. Heading into Early Access on November 8th, Tin Hearts is tasks you with guiding squads of tiny tin soldiers to safety through what the studio calls a “magical toy filled world.” Setting itself apart, Tin Hearts promises to deliver a heartfelt story in what the studio calls a cross between Ch

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Boost VC

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Request for Startups: Virtual Reality At Boost VC we have invested in 70 VR related projects dating back to 2014. Here is what we are looking to invest in next: Products that are fulfilling a personal connection. ie networks, mindfulness, meet new friends, socialize like zombies. VR for the Real world: Architecture, construction, healthcare, physical therapy and training. 3D visualizations of everything: Data, Memory, Locations, Time.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Stress Level Zero’s Hover Junkers (2016) was one of the first room-scale multiplayer shooters to land on the HTC Vive. Now, the studio is hosting a free access weekend to celebrate the long-awaited addition of the game’s single player campaign. Launched in April 2016 on HTC Vive, and later on Rift when Touch arrived, Hover Junkers was originally a multiplayer-only shooter that pioneered a unique locomotion scheme to get you moving around the vast deserts of the post-apocalyptic w

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Boost VC

OCTOBER 19, 2018

In the last 6 months, Boost VC had our first major exit. It’s fantastic, but I realized that our founders had never had money before, and now they have a bunch of money. Seems like a great problem to have, and it is. However, easy come, easy go. At Boost VC, we want our companies to end up building value as well as wealth over their lifetime, not one uncommon occurrence, and so we at Boost VC decided to write a letter to them.

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Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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